Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) will likely be issuing its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, June 25th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.53 per share and revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter.

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.88 by ($0.28). The business had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.93 billion. Jefferies Financial Group had a return on equity of 7.26% and a net margin of 9.31%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.87 EPS. On average, analysts expect Jefferies Financial Group to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Jefferies Financial Group Stock Up 2.1%

Shares of JEF opened at $53.96 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.13 billion, a PE ratio of 18.67 and a beta of 1.45. Jefferies Financial Group has a 1 year low of $39.28 and a 1 year high of $82.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $49.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $61.12.

Jefferies Financial Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 19th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 19th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.97%. Jefferies Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.36%.

Institutional Trading of Jefferies Financial Group

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Jefferies Financial Group stock. Bison Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 2,856 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $224,000. 60.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

JEF has been the topic of several analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Jefferies Financial Group from $55.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Jefferies Financial Group from $41.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen lowered Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered Jefferies Financial Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Jefferies Financial Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $66.25.

Jefferies Financial Group Company Profile

Jefferies Financial Group Inc operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Investment Banking and Capital Markets, and Asset Management. It provides investment banking, advisory services with respect to mergers or acquisitions, debt financing, restructurings or recapitalizations, and private capital advisory transactions; underwriting and placement services related to corporate debt, municipal bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, equity and equity-linked securities, and loan syndication services; and corporate lending services.